Rowing Australia has announced the athletes invited to attend the 2025 Under 23 USA Selection Trials, set to take place in Princeton, New Jersey, from June 13-18. These trials are a key step in finalising the Australian Under 23 team for the 2025 World Rowing Under 23 Championships in Poznan, Poland, from July 23 -27.
The invited athletes include a mix of Australians studying and competing in the US collegiate system, as well as home-based rowers. These athletes will be trialling for seats in the Under 23 Men’s and Women’s Coxed Eight crews.
Success at these trials will see athletes join the broader Australian Under 23 squad to compete on the international stage. The trials also represent a critical opportunity to identify and develop talent as Rowing Australia builds toward future Olympic cycles, including Los Angeles 2028.
U23 Women’s Eight:
Sarah Marriott (VIC / VIS / Melbourne University Boat Club / Stanford), Stefanie Preller (NSW / Sydney University Boat Club), Lucy Richardson (VIC / Wendouree Ballarat Rowing Club / Yale), Imogen Grey (NSW / Sydney University Boat Club / University of Texas), Hannah Richardson (NSW / University of Tennessee), Theadora Coull (VIC / Melbourne University Boat Club / University of Tennessee), Lucy McFarlane (QLD / University of Queensland Boat Club / University of Texas), Anna Morrison (VIC / Mercantile Rowing Club), Tiffany Botha (NSW / Sydney University Boat Club), Lucy Searle (NSW / Sydney Rowing Club / University of Texas), Chloe Cooper (VIC / Melbourne University Boat Club / University of Texas), Zara Bongiorno (VIC / Mercantile Rowing Club / University of Michigan), Chloe Amling (VIC / Melbourne University Boat Club / University of Southern California)
U23 Men’s Eight:
Benjamin Scott (WA / Fremantle Rowing Club / Harvard), Matthew Cashman (QLD / University of Queensland Boat Club / Princeton), Darcy Watter (QLD / KAND Rowing Club), Rory Menzies (NSW / Sydney Rowing Club / UC Berkeley), Thomas Heerding (VIC / Melbourne University Boat Club / UC Berkeley), Edward Nutt (NSW / Sydney University Boat Club / Princeton University), Daniel Cashman (QLD / University of Queensland Boat Club / Princeton), Andrew Weightman (QLD / University of Queensland Boat Club), James Frederikson (NSW / Sydney Rowing Club / Dartmouth), Jeremy Beale (SA / Adelaide University Boat Club / UC Berkeley), Mackenzie Thompson (NSW / UTS Haberfield Rowing Club)
Coxswains:
Jonathan Cooke (QLD / KAND Rowing Club), Summer Kellett (VIC / Mercantile Rowing Club / Brown University), Mehreen Khan (NSW / Sydney University Boat Club / University of Pennsylvania), James Smith (NSW / Sydney Rowing Club / Boston University)